Cardinals land defensive lineman in Daniel Jeremiah's mock draft

The Arizona Cardinals find themselves in a bit of a quandary entering the 2018 NFL draft. They need a quarterback and there are some good quarterback prospects. They also only have the 15th overall pick and at least four teams ahead of them who are expected to draft one.

So if the Cardinals see the best QB prospects come off the board before they can make their selection, what do they do?

This isn’t a pressing need for the Cardinals, but in this scenario, Vea is just too good to pass up.

In this mock draft, quarterbacks Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield all are taken. No other is taken in the rest of the first round.

Vea would be an interesting selection. The defensive line is not the issue for the Cardinals. Robert Nkemdiche came on very late in the season. Olsen Pierre looks great. Corey Peters signed a contract extension. However, taking a very good defensive line and potentially making it great might not be a bad thing. The defense is the team’ strength, but it could be better, and with teams like the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars making the conference championships behind defenses that overcome their issues at quarterback, it might be the model to follow.